Maorihttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/rss/maori.xml RSS news feed relevant to the University's Maori communityen-usmasseyNews ShadoCMS componentd.wiltshire@massey.ac.nz (David Wiltshire)A M&#257;ori approach to decision-making for the future of freshwater Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 +1200Tue, 12 May 2020 13:34:30 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=4EE73742-08F7-437E-BA79-B3293757BCAE The development of a m&#257;tauranga knowledge M&#257;ori framework and modelling tool for iwi to use for the future of freshwater systems.

Mahina-a-rangi Baker says the Māori approach is focused on how effects are felt as a whole across a range of different values.

Dr Baker (second from left) with her whānau.

When Mahina-a-rangi Baker stands on her marae in Waikanae, Whakarongotai, with her PhD certificate in hand, it will be a significant milestone for the 34-year old.

“It will be a powerful moment for me. That is how I will mark the completion of my journey.”

Dr Baker was due to graduate in Manawatū on Wednesday. As kaitiaki of her grandmother’s kahu huruhuru [feather cloak], she and her brother Matenga, who is graduating with a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise, would have both worn the feather cloak for their ceremonies.

Instead, the pair are relieved that Level 2 will allow their whānau to come together for the first time since lockdown to celebrate their achievements at their favourite Chinese restaurant Eastern Egret in Waikanae. “We will obliterate whatever they have available in the fridge,” she laughs. “The arrival of Level 2 coinciding with graduation and the fact that our whānau can come together again, is really exciting.”

Dr Baker is a Māori environmental planning expert who works full time as managing director of Te Kōnae, a small environmental consultancy based in Ōtaki that delivers Māori resource management, environmental and science policy support to iwi. This involves work as a consultant and environment manager for one of her iwi, Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai. She lectures kaitiakitanga and Māori science at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and holds several positions on forums advising Government on environmental issues from a Māori perspective. She decided to complete her PhD alongside all of the above.

The inspiration for her thesis began while working for iwi on water quality issues and catchment modelling. She soon realised there were not many models or similar technical tools that reflected a Māori worldview. “When it came to decision-making around water, I could see how powerful those technical tools were and how they could influence decisions and outcomes.” So, she decided to create her own.

Her thesis focused on developing a mātauranga knowledge Māori framework and modelling tool that iwi can apply in decision-making for the future of freshwater systems. “The outcome of my research was the development of technical and modelling tools that could be applied to predict future outcomes and impacts on freshwater systems from a Māori values perspective.

“The Māori approach is not focused on a single effect, but how effects are felt as a whole across a range of different values.”

She says many existing decision-making frameworks typically took into account impacts on one or two elements of a freshwater system, like impacts on ecology (fish and algae, for example) or chemical composition, but did not consider wider social or psychological impacts, such as what a decision could mean for people’s relationship and interaction with a waterway. She says that element should not be underestimated.

“Humans’ relationships with waterways determine how healthy they are. If people, including youth, are disconnected from the water – if they do not swim, fish or are not taught to appreciate it - they are less likely to be involved in the river’s kaitiakitanga, its protection,” she says, adding that she is grateful to be able to embed the work and research she has done in a practical way in her day-to-day work with her iwi.

Dr Baker was a distance student and says she felt supported by her lecturers and library staff, throughout her time studying. She also completed her oral examination on her marae and worked closely with the University to make it happen (it usually takes place at the University) in a way that respected both tikanga Māori and Massey’s protocols. She acknowledges the University’s commitment to being Tiriti-led.

“For iwi research, the marae is the natural home of knowledge dissemination; where knowledge is exchanged and recognised. I am grateful for Massey for providing Māori researchers with the opportunity to have their thesis examined in way that’s aligned to our tikanga. It was a positive experience and special part of the journey for everyone involved.”

She has dedicated her thesis to her late grandmothers and says her work is a continuation of what her elders and ancestors had achieved.

“This research has been informed by feeling a sense of responsibility for carrying on the work of my ancestors, given all they have survived and resisted. I am in a privileged position that I’m able to use my education and research to further their work.”

The University is seeing a marked increase in those registering for its online Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori course Toro Mai, as many people look to fill in days spent in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Toro Mai is a free online course provided by the University to connect global audiences with Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori. It was launched during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) in 2018 and has about 22,000 registered current users.

Toro Mai course developer, broadcaster and University staff member, Stacey Morrison of Ngāi Tahu and Te Arawa, says more than 7,000 new people have accessed Toro Mai in the past 10 days. The course usually has about 300 people register each month.

“Despite all the changes to their everyday lives, people are finding new routines and ways to entertain themselves in these challenging times,” says Morrison, who helped launch the programme two years ago as part of a development team that also included Associate Professor Scotty Morrison. “It’s wonderful to see that learning Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori was something many wanted to do, but perhaps found it difficult to find time for.”

“While gathering in a classroom isn’t an option at the moment, the internet is still offering an opportunity for people to add to their skill sets. Toro Mai gives New Zealanders all over the globe the opportunity to reconnect with the language, culture and values of Aotearoa.”

The current COVID-19 situation has undoubtedly been a major reason for the jump in online participants in Toro Mai, but it also brings with it other benefits.

“With most of us housebound and confined to small spaces with whānau, it’s important to prioritise wellbeing,” says Morrison. “Learning and engaging with Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori can help uplift our spirits as well.”

A collaboration between Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, and the University's Office of Global Engagement, the Toro Mai course is available free to all participants in Aotearoa and around the world. It draws in part from the work of Deputy Vice Chancellor of Māori and Head of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi Professor Meihana Durie and is taught via an immersive multi-media online platform. Toro Mai has two introductory level courses in Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori, each taking between 16 and 20 hours to complete.

Professor Durie believes courses such as Toro Mai reflect the rapidly evolving nature of universities worldwide. “The university of the future is now well and truly upon us and Toro Mai is a response to that shift. Access to quality online provision is important, but so too is the recognition of Te Reo and Tikanga Māori as complimentary parts of the learning journey for beginners.”

Dr Koia says the service had significant benefits for Māori patients and their whānau, helping overcome the barriers many felt in accessing care.

Dr Monica Koia.

With Māori 20 times more likely than non-Māori to be diagnosed with cancer – and twice as likely to die from the disease, a Massey University researcher is calling for wider use of specialist Māori cancer “navigation” services.

Cancer navigation involves support services to help vulnerable populations ensure they get what they need from health services. It was developed in New York 30 years ago.

Dr Monica Koia (pictured), who has just completed a doctoral thesis examining the implementation of Māori cancer navigator/coordinator roles, says it is imperitive to ensure Māori are getting timely access to health care services they need because the range of providers and services is “daunting”.

Part of her research was looking at the benefit navigation services have on the experience of Māori cancer patients and their whānau journey. She undertook the research as her mother, sisters and whānau have struggled with cancer. “Mum was diagnosed with three cancers over her lifetime and at no stage during my mother’s battle with her last diagnosis in 2012, was she ever offered or referred to a Māori cancer navigator service – even though it existed.”

The patient navigation concept was created in 1990 by Dr Harold Freeman in Harlem as a way of promoting timely access to quality cancer care for people from vulnerable populations. Non-clinical community health workers were set up to help people navigate their way through the health services and since then the system has been adopted around the world especially with indigenous populations.

At the time of Dr Koia’s research, Māori cancer navigator/co-ordinator services existed only in the MidCentral District Health Board region, located in iwi or Māori health providers. She believes the service should be offered more widely, particularly at the other five regional treatment cancer centres with positions also set up within district health board areas in those regions.

She found the service had significant benefits for Māori patients and their whānau, helping overcome the barriers many felt in accessing care.

Dr Koia says navigators, who work closely with kaiāwhina (Māori patient support staff), provided a unique consistency of care throughout the cancer journey and beyond.

“I had patients telling me how important it was that the navigators and kaiāwhina walked with them the whole way, helping them through the difficulties of the medical world.”

The navigators and kaiāwhina were able to gain timely access to cancer care services and resources as well as improving communication between health care professionals, patients and their whānau.

She says building trusting relationships was important for people dealing with a daunting range of health care professionals and services. Dr Koia says navigators were familiar with patients’ community and also understood the importance of acknowledging a patient’s whakapapa, their tīpuna, whenua, cultural values and beliefs.

Dr Koia has developed a model called He Pito Ora that brings together the key principles of a Māori cancer patient navigation service, including whanaungatanga, which relates to trust and multiple relationships; whakamōhio, which encompasses communication and the sharing of information; and manaakitanga, which highlights consistency of care.

“The He Pito Ora framework represents the beginning of life, their whakapapa and connection to the whenua and positions the patient and whānau at the centre of cancer care services.

“The three main elements are all inter-related and should be present every time a patient and whānau access cancer care services.”

Dr Koia hopes the model will help inform the development of navigator services nationally and she is planning a postdoctoral fellowship to pilot and evaluate different aspects of her study with key stakeholders in the MidCentral DHB region in the near future.

In the meantime, she believes there should be better awareness of the existing services amoung health professionals. “I recently heard of a whānau from Taranaki that wasn’t offered access to a navigator or the Māori health unit. They spent a couple of nights in the waiting area of the ward before a visiting whānau member informed them of a whānau room they could have used.

“This is just a small example but it’s the kind of thing that makes a big difference to a whānau already under stress.”

]]>College of HealthExplore - HEALTHExplore-Maori-healthMaoriResearchhttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=2147E655-B6AF-4DC7-9D50-0834D9F8CDD0Professor Meihana Durie appointed new DVC M&#257;oriWed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +1200Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:19:22 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=F48EB301-0EB8-4C62-B58C-3C03A596F92A The head of Massey University's Te P&#363;tahi-&#257;-Toi, the School of M&#257;ori Knowledge, has been appointed the University's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor M&#257;ori.

Professor Meihana Durie.

The head of Massey University’s Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, has been appointed the University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori.

Professor Meihana Durie, of Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa Te Au ki Te Tonga, Ngāti Porou, Rongo Whakaata, Ngāi Tahu,has led Te-Pūtahi-ā-Toi for the past two-and-a-half years and is an award-winning Māori public health and education scholar. He also holds a number of leadership roles in tikanga and Te Reo Māori for Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata and Ngāti Raukawa Te Au ki Te Tonga.

He takes over the role from Distinguished Professor Hingangaroa Smith, who has become the University’s inaugural Te Toi Ihorei ki Pūrehuroa, a position for Māori scholars of distinction, with a remit to continue the vital work of guiding Massey on its journey to becoming Te Tiriti-led.

“This role is of immense importance to Māori and to our University and I hope to build upon the work and contribution of all those who have advanced Māori development at our University in such transformative ways,” Professor Durie says.

“There is abundant potential in Te Ao Māori, which can be further realised by taking Māori participation in all aspects of the University to new levels. We are fortunate that Massey has a strong Māori network among our students, staff and communities and their involvement will continue to be an important part of our success. The name Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa reaffirms there need not be any limitation to what can be achieved.”

New pathways for Māori advancement

Professor Durie says he intends to promote strong research and enterprise collaborations between Massey and iwi, hapū and Māori organisations and to also support development of new educational pathways for Māori at the University.

“We have a new generation of rangatahi who are now coming to Massey University as first language speakers of Te Reo, so our offer must continue to evolve in order to also reflect that. We also have students who come in search of knowledge and understanding about Māori identity, and so it is critical that they can access appropriate pathways that connect them to Te Ao Māori in meaningful ways”

Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas says Massey is in an enviable position to now have two leaders of immense mana strengthening the University’s aspirations for Māori advancement.

“In his time as head of Te-Pūtahi-ā-Toi, Professor Durie has proven his ability to inspire and lead our Māori staff and students. The school has gone from strength to strength, shown by the growing number of doctoral students currently working towards their PhDs, with a number of those being undertaken in Te Reo Māori,” Professor Thomas says.

“I am looking forward to seeing Meihana continue to build on this work as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori, further reinforcing our commitment to Māori student success and excellence in Māori research.”

A wealth of experience and Massey connections

Professor Durie will continue to have a leadership role at Te-Pūtahi-ā-Toi and he brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Prior to joining Massey in 2017, he was the Health Research Council (HRC) Hohua Tutengaehe Postdoctoral Fellow. Before that he was Kaihautū/Academic Director at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, where he established Ngā Purapura and the associated Bachelor of Māori Health Promotion. He currently sits on the HRC Māori Health Committee and has been a member of a number of national review panels and advisory committees.

Professor Durie is a Massey alumnus, having graduated with his PhD from Massey in 2011. His family has a long history with the University, and continue a longstanding involvement with many Māori health, education and cultural initiatives.

The collective was invited by the gallery to submit a proposal for a site-specific installation in the Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel, exhibition, which features work from contemporary indigenous artists around the world.

AKA is a 14m high hand-woven work made from 25mm thick marine rope, situated in the rotunda of the gallery. It was described by New York Times art critic Ian Austen as “worth the globe-spanning effort. Their sculpture is spectacular”.

The collective says, “AKA, from the Māori word vine is inspired by the narrative of the female deity Whaitiri, the personification of thunder. Combining customary whatu (finger twining) practice and modern materials, this vine provides a space for contemplation and invites the viewers' eyes to journey upwards, to a place of raised consciousness.”

The collective says attending the exhibition opening in Ottawa was the perfect opportunity to see the work of cutting-edge contemporary indigenous artists from around the world. “We were able to connect, share common experiences and celebrate a moment where indigenous people and our stories were occupying space in such a prestigious art institution.”

Aka by Mata Aho Collective. Image courtesy Mata Aho Aho Collective.

Mata Aho Collective formed after a series of wānanga for artists and activists in 2011. “After getting lost in kōrero about 'Māori Maidens', critical art theory, mana wāhine and moon phases; we hatched plans to collaborate.

“Our first major project was the Enjoy Summer Residency Programme in Wellington, where we created the work Te Whare Pora (2012) at The Adam Gallery Te Pātaka Toi as part of their 20 year anniversary exhibition.”

The artists say that working as a collective gives them “strength in our collective authorship. Our aim is to construct projects in such a way that it isn’t possible to tell who has contributed which part and often we can’t tell either.

“We have a shared responsibility in producing the best quality work we can and through this are able to create large-scale art works that we would not be able to achieve individually. Throughout indigenous art histories, especially women’s practices, this is not a new concept.

“The second thing that brought us to work together is that we find comfort in navigating art institutions, together. Bringing our art, which is founded in mātauraunga Māori, into a Western cultural construct,the gallery, can sometimes be a very curious exchange. We don’t have art dealers or managers but instead we support each other in striving for the best representation of our work.”

They credit Toioho ki Āpiti as giving them a foundation of visual arts practice. “It helped us to see the relevance of mātauranga Māori in the work we create for the current contemporary art landscape and to push for innovation within our work.

“Māori have always been innovative in terms of developing art practices. Just as our tīpuna were exciting about incorporating wool into tāniko or using steel chisels, we get excited about investigating how different materials work and what stories they can tell.”

The collective has recently returned from a trip to Brisbane where their work Kikomoana is being exhibited at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

Mata Aho Collective have a new artwork, in collaboration with Andre Te Hira, And only sea wrapping the hoarding of the Wellington Central Library and is a celebration of the work of J.C. Sturm, a poet who worked as a librarian at the Central Library for over 20 years.

Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award recipient Professor Huia Jahnke will head to the USA in June to do research on indigenous partnerships with higher education facilities.

A prestigious Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award will enable a Massey University academic to research partnerships between indigenous communities and higher education institutions in the United States.

The award will allow Huia Jahnke, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngai Tahu, and Ngāti Hine, Professor of Māori and Indigenous Education at Massey University’s Te Pūtahi-a-Toi/School of Māori Knowledge, to explore the kinds of partnerships that could help to advance Māori education goals.

She says that authentic community relationships are important for institutions if they are to remain relevant to their communities.

While in the US, Professor Jahnke will research “the nature of community partnerships in higher education for, with and by indigenous peoples, and exploring how we can describe the relationship between higher education institutions and their indigenous communities.”

She says there are few comparative studies of strategic initiatives, “including the different layers of unseen barriers that continue to challenge indigenous educational ideas and practices in higher education.”

“Institutions in the USA have a long history of community engagement and partnerships – the ‘town to gown’ relations. In Aotearoa New Zealand the idea of such relationships with Māori communities, at least in the university sector, is still evolving as systems, processes and values within institutions adjust to Māori priorities.”

During her six-month project, starting June 2020, she will investigate indigenous community /higher education partnerships at the Salish Kootenai Tribal College in Montana, UCLA in Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York, where she will give a public talk on higher education responsiveness to indigenous aspirations in Aotearoa.

Professor Jahnke says the Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award will “provide valuable international perspectives for the strategic work I’m involved with at Massey, as well as my teaching, research and wider contributions through membership of national and international committees, organisations and tribal committees.”

“In Aotearoa New Zealand, for example, the Ministry of Education's newly-released discussion document, Shaping a Stronger Education System with New Zealanders, emphasises that what matters most for Māori in the education of Māori learners is for Māori to exercise agency and authority over their learning. This means a genuine partnership approach across the education system is vital to Māori education success.“

Ideas gathered from her Fulbright project will contribute to knowledge that can be applied in her teaching, research and programme development at strategic and operational levels. The project is also an opportunity to set up student, faculty and community exchange programmes between the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand aimed at indigenous education development and priorities.

Professor Jahnke’s research has been included in a newly-released book she initiated and co-edited, Indigenous Education New Directions in Theory and Practice, which captures the work being done by indigenous academics in higher education institutions in Canada, Hawaii, the United States and here.

]]>1. Home Page articleApplied LearningAwards and appointmentsCollege of EducationCollege of Humanities & Social SciencesExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore-Maori-humanitiesInternationalMaoriTeachinghttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=8D660F3E-6A0B-4F5E-AAC9-DC8EFB5E8CB6P&#363;horo STEM Academy presents at GoogleWed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +1200Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:57:55 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=4703DE65-F3DF-4C94-9A5B-E559B49F7D56 P&#363;horo was one of a select number of organisations in Australia and New Zealand invited to attend the Google 2019 Partner Summit in Sydney, Australia.

Pūhoro senior analyst Kemp Reweti at Google's Sydney offices.

Pūhoro was one of a select number of organisations in Australia and New Zealand invited to attend the Google 2019 Partner Summit in Sydney, Australia.

The conference, held on December 3 and 4, focused on three broad challenges including growing participation across digital technologies, reframing the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) agenda, as well as funding and sustainability.

Attendees were welcomed by the tangata whenua of Australia through an indigenous protocal known as Welcome to Country, which invites others to the land of their ancestors.

Pūhoro staff were invited to present on how the Academy is supporting Māori engagement in STEM, which aligned to the challenge of growing participation in digital technologies.

The first was the Engineering Young Māori Minds (EYMM) programme, which targets year-nine and year-10 pupils and, through pūrākau (mythical legends), creates STEM experiential challenges that help tauira see the connection between engineering and their own identity as Māori. The experience helps contextualise their learning while allowing them to gain a deeper understanding of the culture’s pūrākau (legend or story).

The duo also presented on the Āmua Ao component of Pūhoro, where a partnership between the academy, the Qualifications Authority and Callaghan Innovation allows year-13 pupils the opportunity to gain international exposure to STEM and engage with indigenous peoples from around the world. Mr Reweti describes it as a life-changing experience. Next year the academy will be selecting another group of year-13s to go to Silicon Valley, California, leveraging off relationships with companies such as Google to help Āmua Ao students gain access to some of the most world-renowned technology companies.

“Having the chance to be invited to go to Google was a huge moment for us, and then to be able to present to a room full of engaged people and organisations that are doing impactful things in their own communities was astonishing,” Mr Reweti says. “The response we received to our presentation was very encouraging. Many of the partners there, particularly the Australians, were amazed to see how Pūhoro has created a for-Māori by-Māori response and solution to increasing the relevance and engagement for Māori in STEM.”

Participants at the conference were also taken on a tour of the Google offices in Sydney. They were shown several micro-kitchens on the premises that employees can use at any time for snacks and drinks. The rooftop restaurant, with scenic views across Sydney Harbour, was a highlight, Mr Ruwhiu says, along with collaboration spaces that reinforce Google culture and help employees thrive in the innovative environment. “Seeing the Google atmosphere and environment was a real eye-opener to me. Our tour guide around the Google offices was a young New Zealander who attended Hutt Valley High School. The environment was inspiring and I hope we can bring some of the attitudes they have around collaboration and innovation to our own team here at Pūhoro in Massey.”

Twenty-four Māori secondary school pupils were recently recognised as they graduated from the first phase of the Pūhoro STEM Academy programme.

Having finished their last year of school, many are now enrolling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics qualifications at universities and other tertiary education providers. Pūhoro is a Massey University initiative launched in 2016 to raise the number of Māori studying so-called STEM subjects and in the work force.

The graduation’s keynote speaker, Nicole Edwards, a PhD student at the Centre for Brain Research at the University of Auckland, encouraged the graduates to be proud of who they are and what they represent.

“If you should ever feel small in the face of ignorance, I want you to feel defiance not defeat, I want you to feel pride not fear,” Ms Edwards said. “I want you to remember that you are the product of a long line of ancestors that stretches all the way back through the history of this country. I want you to remember that the bones of your tipuna resonate throughout the land that you walk on, and that their bones are your bones, and you are the product of everything that came before you, everything they fought for, you are their dreams made flesh.”

A whānau affair

The graduates were joined by their whānau and iwi, peers and teachers.

Pūhoro director Naomi Manu was delighted to see another cohort graduate from the first phase of the programme and move onto interesting and varied STEM pathways in 2020.

“This programme is not just about this critical mass of Māori students who have technical capability in STEM, but this is about changing the STEM landscape. It is about a critical mass of young Māori who know exactly who they are as Māori, who know that science is in their DNA. Who know that they come from navigators, who migrated across the pacific ocean in the most sophisticated navigation voyage of all mankind. They are our tipuna.”

Apiata Tipene, a Pūhoro kaihautū (navigator), who has been with the programme since 2017, said that through weekly engagement at schools and at Massey’s campuses in Auckland and Manawatū, Pūhoro has been able to support STEM achievement by Māori. “Today marks a well-deserved celebration of Māori success in STEM, and to watch our Pūhoro students complete Te Urunga Tū, phase one of the programme, has been incredibly rewarding,” Mr Tipene said. “To see my students’ aspirations come to fruition and know that the Pūhoro programme has impacted their lives for the better, is very humbling and I look forward to continuing with them on their next journey as they move into tertiary.”

Sir Mason Durie attended with his whānau to support his graduating grandaughter, Te Reita Durie-Kora (Palmerston North Girls’ High School) said he was proud to attend "an evening that showed rangatahi are becoming increasingly involved in science while retaining their own identities as Māori. Pūhoro has been a powerful catalyst for sowing the seeds of accomplishment in both dimensions."

Māori Education Trust scholarships

Following graduation, the Māori Education Trust announced 20 scholarships for Pūhoro students entering into their first year of tertiary valued at $1500 dollars per scholarship. This will continue to strengthen and support Pūhoro students in phase two (tertiary) and further galvanises the programme’s vision and commitment to support Māori students in tertiary and out into industry.

Manu says they are extremely grateful to the Māori Education Trust for providing scholarships. “These will support our rangatahi as they venture into tertiary. When we recieved the news the Pūhoro team was elated, we continue to express gratitude to our partners for sharing the vision of Pūhoro and helping us make significant impact in the lives of our amazing rangatahi.”

(L-R) Pūhoro intern Mosiah Igatia, Makayla Kahi who will study a Bachelor of Health Science in 2020 at Auckland University. She was the winner of the Aupiki Ake Award for a Pūhoro student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, and Pūhoro intern Meschka Seifritz.

(L-R) Pūhoro Kaihautū (navigator) Apiata Tipene and Sean Ferguson-Pye who will study a Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering and Innovation Management) in 2020 at Massey University.

(L-R) Pūhoro Kaihautū (navigator) Apiata Tipene and Gloria Graham will study a Bachelor of Science in 2020 at Massey University.

Professor Te Waru-Rewiri is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most celebrated Māori women artists. The Associate Professor of Māori art at Toioho ki Āpiti Māori Visual Arts programme at Manawatū was honoured for her outstanding contribution to Ngā Toi Māori (Māori art).

She studied fine art at Ilam School of Fine Arts and became a member of Ngā Tamatoa Māori activist group, which provided the incentive for her to address the issues related to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in her paintings.

She taught art in schools, tertiary institutions, universities and whare wānanga. In 1985 she began to paint fulltime; starting out in a garage in Otara where the figurative form and the carved subject were her inspiration.

Professor Te Waru-Rewiri assisted the first cultural exchange with Hawaiian artists under the auspices of the Council for Māori and South Pacific Arts and was a founding member of the Te Atinga Committee, Toi Māori. In 1990 she received a Queen Elizabeth’s Arts Council Grant to produce work based on the 150 years commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. In 1993 she and prominent Māori artist, Selwyn Murupaenga, were the first Māori appointments to the Elam School of Fine Arts.

From 1996 to 2006 she lectured at Toioho ki Āpiti and was the first to achieve Massey University’s Master of Māori Visual Arts. During this time she helped set up the Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Bachelor of Māori Art in Whakatane.

Professor Te Waru-Rewiri has been a key contributor to contemporary Māori exhibitions both in New Zealand and overseas. In 2012 Māngere Art Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku held a survey exhibition of her work. The accompanying publication is considered a testament to her standing within New Zealand’s contemporary artistic landscape and her mana within Māori art.

Her paintings are held in prestigious collections such as Wellington’s Te Papa Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Waikato Museum of Art & History, Dunedin Art Gallery, the University of Auckland and the National Art Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In 2016 she was inducted into the College of Creative Arts’ Hall of Fame.

The 2019 winners of Te Waka toi awards. Professor Te Waru-Rewiri is seated second from left. Photo by Andrew Warner and supplied by Creative New Zealand.

Head of Whiti o Rehua School of Art Professor Huhana Smith says she is delighted on behalf of Toioho ki Āpiti, Whiti o Rehua and wider colleagues across Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts that this award had been bestowed upon Professor Te Waru-Rewiri.

“She personifies the strength and temerity of a formidable Māori woman,” Professor Smith says. “Kura is never the show pony, as she exercises her mana wahine or leadership prowess as a Māori woman who nurtures and nourishes all via her presence, her dedication to her art and the education of contemporary Māori visual knowledge.”

The awards are convened by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.

]]>1. Home Page articleAlumniAwards and appointmentsCollege of Creative ArtsExplore - CREATIVE ARTSExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore-Maori-creative-artsMaoriPalmerston NorthSchool of Arthttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=69E4AE10-79FC-4874-B199-355951FF4D61Massey student wins UK scholarship to seek taongaMon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +1200Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:23:14 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=C5C76913-DE1B-4D39-B893-127E2C6D7892 A Massey student has been awarded a He Whai M&#257;tauranga (In Pursuit of Knowledge) Scholarship established by the British High Commission to help reconnect M&#257;ori taonga within UK institutions to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tapunga Nepe's scholarship will enable him to go to the UK to identify and study Māori taonga in British institutions (photo by Ali Maynard).

A Massey student has been awarded a He Whai Mātauranga (In Pursuit of Knowledge) Scholarship established by the British High Commission to help reconnect Māori taonga within UK institutions to Aotearoa New Zealand.

The scholarship will enable Museum Studies master’s student, Tapunga Nepe, Rongowhataata, to spend up to six weeks in the UK where he aims to locate, identify, study and honour Rongowhakaata taonga. This includes carvings possibly originating from the country’s oldest whare whakairo (carved house), Te Hau ki Tūranga. The whare, built under the direction of master carver Raharuhi Rukupō in the early 1840s at Manutuke on the East Coast, was confiscated in 1867 and is currently housed at Te Papa.

In 2016, Rongowhakaata from the Gisborne region initiated a journey to gather together the iwi taonga in a series of marae-based exhibitions, continuing to the current exhibition at Te Papa National Museum, Ko Rongowhakaata: The Story of Light and Shadow.

This series of exhibitions will become the platform of Mr Nepe’s master’s thesis and he says the He Whai Mātauranga scholarship provides the opportunity to continue this journey of resurgence, reconnecting with Rongowhakaata taonga held in UK collections. Mr Nepe is currently the Kaitieki Māori at Tairāwhiti Museum in Gisborne. The scholarship was one of three announced in London recently during the visit of a delegation of New Zealand academics and Māori leaders hosted by the British High Commission.

Massey’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori, Distinguished Professor Hingangaroa Smith, who was on the delegation, praised British High Commissioner Laura Clarke for the initiative which was part of the Tuia 250 Encounters commemorations marking the first meeting between Māori and Europeans in 1769.

He says it was “an incredible opportunity” to visit taonga held at the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the British Library, the National Maritime Museum as well as the Museum of Archelogy and Anthropology in Cambridge. Professor Smith says the opportunity to build stronger relationships between iwi and cultural institutions in the UK will support greater research collaborations.

“There is such mātauranga (knowledge) to be unlocked from taonga that has been out of our view for so long and the opportunity for one of our students to undertake such mahi (work) is very significant.”

It is also significant for Massey’s Museum Studies programme in the School of Humanities, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and was the first programme of its kind in the country.

Museum Studies programme co-ordinator Dr Susan Abasa says He Whai Mātauranga is an exciting joint venture, the first to bring all the museum studies programmes in Aotearoa together.

“He Whai Mātauranga offers an opportunity to strengthen relationships here and with our museum colleagues in the UK. In the spirit of sharing knowledge, we also renew our collective responsibility to preserve, maintain and value taonga Māori. Reconnecting taonga with whānau, hapū and iwiis a powerful and beautiful kaupapa.”

]]>College of Humanities & Social SciencesExplore - HUMANITIESExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore-Maori-creative-artsExplore-Maori-humanitiesMaoriResearchScholarshipsSchool of Humanitieshttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=C5C76913-DE1B-4D39-B893-127E2C6D7892Graduation a family affair for mother of fiveMon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +1200Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:17:42 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=CEE10BC3-985E-4252-8E7C-5A82F8DD2398 Analena Siu graduates with her Master of Aviation Management this week, and her five children will be there to see her cross the stage.

Analena Siu, pictured with husband John and children Jaqueline, Tupou, Rosalia, Latai and Sika.

Analena Siu calls the journey to recieving her Master of Aviation Management a “crazy, but achievable ride”. The Tongan mother of five certainly had a lot on her plate and she says, in the scheme of things, study was far from her top priority.

"As a mother I didn’t want my study to interfere with my children’s commitments and that was how I managed my study with a family of five,” she says. That meant always being there for school drop-offs and pick-ups and making regular trips to netball, touch rugby and rugby games, as well as ukulele, guitar and karate classes.

But don’t mistake this for a lack of commitment to her study.

“It was up to me to find the time to study and I found there was plenty of time,” Analena says. “While the children were at school, I used the free bus service to go to and from Massey. I was able to drop the kids at school and hop on the bus and, after four to five hours, I would hop on the bus to get back home to pick the kids up from school.

“I am thankful for the library’s late closing times. Because I didn’t have a laptop, often after dinner I would return to campus to use the computer in the library until closing time at 11:30pm.”

Setting simple goals

She says she set herself simple goals – to find time to read, to meet regularly with her supervisor, to keep writing and working, and to enjoy the journey.

“Although there were times when I thought the work was too much, I just kept typing and just kept working. When it was hard to find time to read, I would go to the campus library and read in the quiet zone there. I often joked that going to the library was like having a quick holiday because I found I was more relaxed away from the busyness of home.”

Analena says she’s “pure Massey through and through”, having also completed her undergraduate study at the University. She says, among the things she loves about Massey, is the support it offers Pasifika students and families.

“I met a lot of Pasifika students on campus and they have become good friends. Fale Pasifika is always open for students and there is a genuine care for diverse communities at Massey,” she says.

“And when my two primary school children had teacher-only days, I would take them with me to campus. They would run around the concourse and meet new friends and one time I had no choice but to take them with me to my meeting with my supervisor.”

Analena says she is thankful to her husband, John, for his “unlimited support”, her children for stepping up and doing so many chores around the house and her mother for advising her to pursue a master’s degree a decade ago.

A family celebration

She says graduation will definitely be a family affair.

“I think my children are anticipating graduation day more than I am. They have been asking, ‘When is graduation? What should I wear? Who is coming?’. I am thrilled that my children will be there to witness it.”

]]>College of BusinessExplore - AviationExplore - BUSINESSGraduationMaorihttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=CEE10BC3-985E-4252-8E7C-5A82F8DD2398The meaning of philosophy in perplexing timesThu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +1200Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:00:06 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=0E80F89D-784A-4542-81DF-258ACC88C2F4 To mark World Philosophy Day (November 21) M&#257;ori philosopher Dr Krushil Watene is keen to highlight the work of her colleagues and students, who she says are demonstrating the value of philosophical thought in solving some of society's most urgent problems.

Dr Krushil Watene, whose work explores how Māori concepts can be used to address issues of sustainability and social justice.

To mark World Philosophy Day (November 21) Māori philosopher Dr Krushil Watene is keen to highlight the work of her colleagues and students, who she says are demonstrating the value of philosophical thought in solving some of society’s most complex and urgent problems.

Dr Watene, from the School of Humanities, says Massey’s commitment to including Māori and other indigenous philosophical traditions is leading the way in this part of the world and contributes to solving problems that are particularly pressing for our region.

“Many of the challenges we face have a severe impact on the lives that we and future people will be able to live. People the world over are searching for new and stronger approaches to wellbeing, sustainability, and justice to take us into the future” she says. “What we find within indigenous philosophies are concepts and ideas that can provide us with a change in perspective at a time when fresh eyes are so urgently required.”

The United Nations’ 2019 World Philosophy Day aims to highlight the importance of philosophy in different regional contexts. The goal is to obtain regional contributions to global debates on contemporary challenges that support social transformations, its website says.

Head of the School of Humanities Associate Professor Kerry Taylor says he is delighted to see that the research is so central to solving significant issues at the nexus of justice and sustainability.

Antarctica and indigenous connections

Dr Watene says postdoctoral philosophy researcher Vincent van Uitregt, of Ngā Rauru, Tuhoe and the Netherlands, is part of a team bringing science and Māori philosophy together to adresss some of the urgent challenges we face.

Dr van Uitregt says Antarctica is one of the most important places on Earth. “It tells us a great deal about our impact on this planet and its wellbeing,” he says. “But in our current situation, with the advent of radical climate change, Antarctica is also a place that can shine much needed light on our processes of decision-making, our governance structures, and our willingness to work together toward a common future.”

He says “Māori philosophy can provide us with perspectives and tools to shape effective collective responses to global climate change.” It also brings to the fore a much-needed environmental and inter-generational lens. “We need to act together in ways that ensure the future of this planet and the well-being of future generations.”

Marco Grix, who explores issues of consumerism, ethics and wellbeing through philosophical questioning.

Consumerism threat to planet and people

Philosopher Marco Grix completed his doctoral thesis on the ethics and politics of consumption this year. Having grown up in East Germany and experienced the dramatic influx of consumer goods after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mr Grix discovered philosophy when he moved to New Zealand. Through philosophy, he questions the meaning of western consumerism and its impact, and how it relates to the quest for a good life.

“The social and environmental costs of present-day consumerism are painfully obvious”, he says. “Worldwide, the lives of people and other life forms are affected by our consumption practices every day. For instance, we drink from disposable plastic bottles that take 450 years to biodegrade, use paper originating from rain forests that retreat at dramatic rates and drive fuel-guzzlers running on oil bought from repressive regimes. We consume this way because often we merely repeat what those around us do, unthinkingly and uncritically.”

He says we rarely consider the actual aim of our consumption, and how unequally the ability to consume is distributed. “Philosophy helps us answer questions that should guide all our consumption choices and actions. What does ‘good human life’ mean? What consumption is necessary for such a life, and what do we merely desire? Which basic goods and services is everyone entitled to, both in New Zealand and across the globe?”

Justice and energy transition

The work of Ushana Jayasuriya, a tutor and doctoral philosophy student working with Dr Watene, explores practical ways of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

“Such a transition reduces emissions to meet global goals to combat climate change, and is driven by local communities,” Ms Jayasuriya says. “Philosophy offers the conceptual tools we need to design transition policies that take account of people’s lives and lead to just outcomes.”

The world premiere of UNDERTOW, a bicultural television adaptation of the plays written and developed over several years by Ms Pearse-Otene, of Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine-Kahungunu, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Pākehā in partnership with members of Te Rākau Hua o te Wao Tapu Trust theatre company, airs tomorrow at 9.30pm, with the first of four plays. The other three will screen over the following weeks.

A staged musical, the work required a cast of 35 performers and hundreds of hours of rehearsals to tackle major historical moments in Aotearoa’s collective stories. Encompassing 180 years of history and centred on six generations of one family, the plays span milestone events. These include the activities of the New Zealand Company (established in the first half of the 1800s to oversee the systematic colonisation of New Zealand), the Taranaki Land Wars, the World War I battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and the Vietnam War, to current-day urban development. One of the plays was written as part of Ms Pearse-Otene’s psychology master’s thesis, titled Staging areas: Vietnam veterans from Aotearoa-New Zealand and therapeutic landscapes in black box theatre, for which she interviewed Vietnam veterans.

Screen still from UNDERTOW, to screen over the next four weeks on Māori Television starting October 31.

Series filmed at Te Papa

Te Rākau Hua o te Wao Tapu Trust, New Zealand’s longest-running independent Māori theatre company, has been crafting UNDERTOW since 2013. The television adaptation was filmed at Te Papa by renowned cinematographer Waka Attewell, edited for television by Abi King-Jones and produced by long-running Te Rākau producer, Aneta Pond. The plays were directed by distinguished actor and theatre director Jim Moriarty.

Massey’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences has provided support for UNDERTOW both in its initial delivery and its development for television. Associate Professor Elspeth Tilley, a senior lecturer in the School of English and Media Studies, has hosted Te Rākau as ‘Māori Theatre Company in Residence’ at the School of English and Media Studies’ Wellington campus theatre laboratory since 2014.

Helen Pearse-Otene (photo/Tabitha Arthur)

Exploring our best and worst interactions

Dr Tilley said the plays offer unique and compelling insights. “They illuminate Māori, Pākehā and migrant perspectives, exploring our best and worst interactions with each other, and tracing New Zealanders' journeys through notable moments in history.”

The UNDERTOW series screens over four weeks all at 9.30pm:

The Ragged on October 31, Dog & Bone on November 7, Public Works on November 14 and The Landeaters on November 21.

]]>College of Humanities & Social SciencesExhabition/ShowExplore - CREATIVE ARTSExplore - English and theatreExplore - Film-animation-vfxExplore - Languages and linguisticsExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore-Maori-creative-artsExplore-Maori-humanitiesMaoriMusic and campus lifeSchool of PsychologyUni Newshttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=1B2445A5-D0CB-43FB-976F-8D72AEB22C27BA to 'Bellbird' - film director cites Palmy days Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +1200Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:27:53 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=347B3773-6CDB-4234-9371-1C5E1ACEE622 Massey Bachelor of Arts alumnus Hamish Bennett will be in Palmerston North this weekend for the screening of his debut feature film, Bellbird, followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Bellbird characters Ross (Marshall Napier) and Beth (Annie Whittle) are based on farming people of Northland where director Hamish Bennett grew up.

Bellbird writer/director Hamish Bennett

Massey Bachelor of Arts alumnus Hamish Bennett will be in Palmerston North this weekend for the screening of his debut feature film, Bellbird, followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Mr Bennett, of Ngāti Whakaue, Patuharakeke and Kati Waewae, majored in English and Media Studies at the Manawatū campus from 1996-98 and last year took a break from teaching in Auckland to make the film set in Northland, where he grew up.

Bellbird evolved from his two short films, The Dump, which won Best Short Script at 2012’s New Zealand Writers Guild Awards, and Ross & Beth, which won numerous awards, including the Jury and Audience prizes at the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival.

Bellbird, which he wrote and directed, builds on the settings and characters of these two films, including the characters Ross and Beth, who are based on people he knew in the small rural Northland community. Set over four seasons and filmed in Maungakaramea – 10kms from Tauraroa where he grew up – Bellbird is the story of a dairy farmer struggling to cope with the sudden death of his wife and the gradual bond he builds with his gentle only son and the local community.

“The inspiration for the characters of Ross and Beth were our neighbours across the road. They were great people – humble, funny, hard-working, gruff, stuck in their ways – all fairly typical traits of many older rural couples,” Mr Bennett says.

Mr Bennett, whose older brother Dr Simon Bennett is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the Wellington campus, says studying for a BA “gave me the opportunity to look at films in a way I’ve never looked at them before. It can’t help but have a formative effect. Before I went to Massey I’d never thought about looking at films or media in a critical way.”

He credits his time at Massey and living in the Manawatū region as playing a part in forging his world view as a future film-maker, although he did not start writing scripts until retiring from rugby in his late 20s. He then decided to give film script writing a go because he had more time and a creative urge.

He says he is proud of fact that he hasn’t come through a traditional path of film school. Studying in Palmerston North, where he flatted with eight guys and played rugby for Feilding Old Boys and Manawatū, all fed into his world view. “Doing a BA in a place where it isn’t necessarily where everyone goes gives you something unique and distinct. It’s my point of difference. I loved my time in Palmy.”

Celebrating NZ's salt of the earth characters

He says his approach to film-making is about characters and “celebrating people not usually seen on film – I play to a personal voice”.

Bellbird is an ode to characters and a way of life not often depicted on film, he says. “You don’t see many outward displays of affection or emotion with these people, but this can’t be mistaken for not caring. It’s very much the opposite. The love, the loyalty, the reliance – it can all be found in the little moments, buried under the layers of cheeky banter and cow shit. You know they are devoted to one another. And you also know that if one of them weren’t there, the other would be completely lost.”

Poignantly, the real Beth died earlier this week, aged in her eighties. She had been unwell for some time, and Mr Bennett had visited her and her husband just days before. She had not seen the film, which will screen in Dargaville later this year.

Bellbird had its world premier at the Sydney Film Festival this year, and picked up an audience award at the Melbourne Film Festival. It featured in the New Zealand International Film Festival, and will be screened in Hawaii, Cork and Chicago in the coming months. The Palmerston North screening this Sunday at 1.30pm (Event Cinemas) is a preview before nationwide release on November 7, when Bellbird will be playing on 70 cinemas around New Zealand.

“I’m a school teacher so it’s all quite surreal really,” says Mr Bennett, who wrote the script while juggling parenting and work as a full-time teacher of year five and six at Waterlea School in Mangere Bridge. He’s now working on a script for his next feature film, which will be set in Samoa and concerned with the lives of ex-pats.

]]>College of Humanities & Social SciencesExplore - English and theatreExplore - Film-animation-vfxExplore - Media-communication-journalismExplore-Maori-creative-artsMaoriPalmerston NorthUni Newshttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=347B3773-6CDB-4234-9371-1C5E1ACEE622Opinion: Irish writer's song and dance over All Blacks' haka is nothing newFri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +1200Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:48:32 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=56D156A7-607F-422C-AD27-D5319CA01C44 It would just not be a Rugby World Cup without a song and dance, quite literally, being made about the Haka ritual performed by the All Blacks just before kick-off.

Dr Jeremy Hapeta from the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.

By Dr Jeremy Hapeta

It would just not be a Rugby World Cup (RWC) without a song and dance, quite literally, being made about the Haka ritual performed by the All Blacks just before kick-off.

This was almost inevitable given there was a 10-day hiatus between an All Blacks' pool game. The world media appeared to get bored with the waiting game and needed a "quick fix", so they seem to play the "haka" card to generate headlines.

Historically, this marketing strategy used by media to (re)create stories in order to sell newspapers and advertising has been played out before.

The attempt to "saturate" a brand occurs when a specific market is no longer providing new demand for that product or brand (for example, the All Blacks). Often, when a product either faces fierce competition, or in this case has a reduction in the market's demand for its brand, the saturation strategy appears.

This type of tactic is not atypical of what we witnessed last week with Irish writer Ewan MacKenna's "ignorant" commentary. Indeed, one does not need to go back too far in RWC history to find such "haka tampering" strategies being employed by the Irish or the English.

Did they not learn their lessons from the 2015 tournament?

At the last RWC - hosted by "mother" England - there was the "Hakarena" marketing campaign which, led by former English player and 2003 RWC champion Matt Dawson mocked one of our national taonga (a treasured, cultural, artefact).

Eventually, the English team ultimately paid the price for messing with the mana and the mauri of the haka. Despite playing hosts to that tournament, they failed to make it out of pool play.

Then, for the same tournament we saw major sponsor Heineken poorly execute a Fight or Flight haka challenge out of a Dublin bottle store. Coincidently, World Rugby's headquarters is based in Dublin, Ireland.

This attempt to saturate their product by aligning it with the haka ritual asked "shoppers" to respond to a generic haka (not Ka Mate) but all returned the gesture with various performances of the Ngati Toa haka, originally composed by rangatira (chief) Te Rauparaha. Interestingly, Ireland, who qualified top of their pool, went on to lose to Argentina in their quarter-final match.

More recently, former All Blacks' captain Wayne 'Buck' Shelford, credited for restoring the mana and mauri of the haka, was brought out of retirement and off the bench to weigh in on the matter.

"The haka is about our mana to go into battle but more to the point, it is [also] about total respect for the opposition," Shelford said.

He also responded to the claim that it gives the All Blacks an apparent "unfair" advantage by initiating a counter-attack.

"I have never heard any nation say anything about Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga's challenge... [is it] because those teams don't normally win their excursions to, say, the UK and Europe."

This raises a pertinent point. Why is it that people only seem to complain about the most recognised brand in world rugby?

Is it because we win more often than others, or does it have something to do with the appeal and appetite for brand All Blacks?

I fear that Ewan MacKenna has not done Woodville-local Joe Schmidt and his green machine any favours for this RWC campaign.

As Steve Hansen once famously said after going 'back-to-back' in 2011 and 2015: "You can make a mistake once, maybe even twice, but after that you've got to give yourself an uppercut".

This opinion peice was originally published on the Radio New Zealand website. Dr Hapeta is a lecturer in physical education in the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition. His PhD research investigated the inclusion of ethnicity and 'ethno-culture' (specifically related to Māori) when developing 'team culture' and the impact of these inclusive or exclusionary practices on wellbeing for players, coaches and Rugby administrators.

]]>1. Home Page articleCollege of HealthExplore - HEALTHExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore - Sport and exerciseFeatureMaoriOpinion PieceRugby World CupSchool of Sport, Exercise and Nutritionhttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=56D156A7-607F-422C-AD27-D5319CA01C44M&#257;ori Visual Arts professor wins prestigious Wallace Art AwardThu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +1200Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:02:46 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=8D59AAF8-7958-4665-AE11-175139AE50C2 Professor of M&#257;ori Visual Arts Robert Jahnke has been named the winner of the the Wallace Arts Trust Paramount Award for his Lamentation VI sculpture and will receive a six-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York.

A picture of Bob Jahnke: Lamentation at the Hastings City Art Gallery.

Professor of Māori Visual Arts Robert Jahnke has been named the winner of the the Wallace Arts Trust Paramount Award for his Lamentation VI sculpture and will receive a six-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York.

Lamentation VI, made of wood, glass, mirrors and fluorescent lights, is a collaboration with slam poet Te Kahu Rolleston. The artwork is from the exhibition Bob Jahnke: Lamentation, where he has collaborated with six poets and currently on show at the Hastings City Art Gallery.

Professor Jahnke, of Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou, won the Massey University Individual Research Excellence award earlier this year, adding to his many achievements, which include being made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori art in 2017.

An acknowledged research leader in the field of Māori and indigenous art, he regularly presents research papers, leads panels and gives keynote presentations at national and international conferences.

The International Studio and Curatorial Program is the premier residency-based contemporary art centre in the United States. It includes a studio, 24-hour access to facilities, support from on-site staff, the opportunity to attend lectures given by members of the New York arts community, field trips including out-of-town expenses, and a minimum of two open-studio exhibitions/receptions. The Paramount Award Winner also receives a bronze trophy by Terry Stringer.

The annual Wallace Trust Art Awards were established in 1992 and are the longest surviving and largest annual art awards of their kind in New Zealand, with a value amounting to over $275,000.

]]>Awards and appointmentsCollege of Creative ArtsExplore - CREATIVE ARTSExplore - Maori knowledgeExplore-Maori-creative-artsInternal CommunicationsMaoriSchool of Arthttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=8D59AAF8-7958-4665-AE11-175139AE50C2All roads lead to nursing careerThu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +1200Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:57:59 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=A3B90C81-AE8D-4B39-B54B-BD3A7497C463 It is often said that the journey is more important than the destination, and one student who knows that better than anyone is Rachelle Time, Ng&#257; Rauru K&#299;tahi.

Bachelor of Nursing student Rachelle Time decided she wanted to be a nurse when she was at secondary school, but it has been a long road to getting to her studies.

Mrs Time and her husband Alexis settled back in New Zealand in 2009, to start their own whanau, after a few years living overseas.

It is often said that the journey is more important than the destination, and one student who knows that better than anyone is Rachelle Time, Ngā Rauru Kītahi.

The Bachelor of Nursing student is juggling family, work and study to realise her dream of becoming a nurse – a dream she put on hold until now.

The 34-year-old from Lower Hutt decided she wanted to be a nurse after spending a week with the New Zealand Army when she was in her final year at Sacred Heart College.

“It was here I decided I would like to be a medic or nurse in the Army, however my journey to get to nursing wasn't quite what I envisioned! I decided to take a gap year after school and went and worked at summer camps in the United States, based in upstate New York. I returned to New Zealand after six months at the age of 19, needing a job.”

Mrs Time landed a role at Work and Income, working with youth beneficiaries. “I loved helping people in vulnerable situations and had a real passion for bettering the lives of young Kiwis, but after about three years travel called again, this time through my now-husband’s rugby career.”

This opportunity took the couple around the world, living in Australia, Scotland, England and the Netherlands, before they returned to New Zealand in 2009 to start their own whānau.

“After our second child, I started working as receptionist for the Hutt Hospital Emergency Department and this reignited my desire to become a nurse. So here I am after my extremely long gap year and four kids later – in my final semester and well on my way to becoming a registered nurse!”

Mrs Time still works at the hospital on a casual basis. “No shift is the same. Like most emergency departments we can’t predict what will walk through the door, and at times the receptionist is the first person you encounter.”

She chose Massey because she could initially study from home, making the transition from mum to student easier. “I actually remember attending Massey Open Day at the Wellington campus with a young baby and the biggest attraction for me was that Massey was able to support my learning as a parent. The staff have been really supportive and understanding of the dynamics of studying with children, and with four of them it has definitely been a challenge.”

She is also a very hands-on mum. “Running a household is busy. It’s pretty much ‘go go go’ from 5am until 11pm most days, between breakfasts, lunches, school runs, university or clinical placement, after-school sports, homework, dinner and preparation to do it all again the following day. I also have to try fit in my own planning for study and assignments, so it’s full on, but everyone is happy and healthy, and we all do our bit to lighten the load. I love being a mum to our four children [Oakley, 10, Adelia, 9, Emerson, 6 and Avery 3], but I also love being able to help people.”

Mrs Time says her cultural background has also helped shape her career goals. “My father is Māori/Pakeha, my mother is Niuean/Pakeha and my husband Alexis is Sāmoan, so I am particularly passionate about helping our Māori and Pasifika people. My hopes for the future are to use more Te Reo within my everyday living, and to graduate and be a registered nurse with the hope of educating vulnerable people around positive health outcomes.”

She recently attended the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference, as a guest of the School of Nursing, alongside other nursing students and lecturer Jenny Green. She says it was an inspiring few days. “It felt really good to be in a room with like-minded people. I feel very privileged to have been able to listen to some amazing speakers that articulate many ideas I tautoko [support].

“Kerri Nuku [New Zealand Nurses Organisation kaiwhakahaere] mentioned how Māori nurses often feel like they leave their culture at the door and pick it up on the way out. I know how important it is for me to not allow this to happen, not only for my own tikanga [culture] and values, but to ensure I am giving the best version of myself for my patients, no matter what culture they identify with,” she says.

Compliance certificates have been issued for new marae buildings at the Wellington campus.

The Wellington campus marae project has passed a major milestone, with code of compliance certificates now issued for the wharenui and wharekai buildings.

The project co-ordinator, principal adviser Māori Takuta Ferris, says the code of compliance signoff is a major step towards completion of the project. The next phase involves the installation of large interior artworks and external landscaping that will integrate the marae into the heart of the campus at Pukeahu (Mt Cook).

Mr Ferris congratulated programme manager Dean Harris from National Facilities and his team for their work over the past six months to resolve the design and build issues that have delayed the project. “They’ve done a great job to get us to this sign-off way point and with art installation under way we’re now heading towards completion.”

Discussions with three iwi organisations that represent the mana whenua of the campus are occurring in relation to the marae opening. Mr Ferris says the representatives are keen to support the project and happy to be working as a collective to contribute to this kaupapa.

]]>1. Home Page articleMaoriWellingtonhttp://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=7BFAFAE8-50DF-42B7-B10A-C063FE120E63Feasibility study to investigate fruit and vegetable consumption among M&#257;oriWed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +1200Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:38:58 +1200http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=1EE4E67B-12B7-4C29-9FC6-9B71378F7407 Dr Geoff Kira, Ng&#257; Puhi, has been awarded nearly quarter of a million dollars to carry out a feasibility study focusing on the tools used to measure fruit and vegetable consumption among M&#257;ori.

The Health Research Council of New Zealand is funding a feasibility study which will look at the validity, precision and acceptability of the tools used used to measure fruit and vegetable consumption among Māori.

Dr Geoff Kira, School of Health Sciences.

Dr Geoff Kira, Ngā Puhi, from Massey University’s School of Health Sciences has been awarded nearly quarter of a million dollars to carry out a feasibility study focusing on the tools used to measure fruit and vegetable consumption among Māori.

The study, entitled He Pātaka Marohi - the feasibility of novel and conventional instruments, will be carried out over two years, and is funded by a Feasibility Study grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

Dr Kira says the conventional assessment of fruit and vegetable consumption is from self-reporting, which is prone to error. “Our team proposes to undertake a study to ascertain the validity, precision, and acceptability of multiple novel and conventional instruments that measure fruit and vegetable consumption,” he says.

“We want communities to consume more fruit and vegetables, so we need tools that can measure the change in eating habits. We’ve found that although most tools are scientifically valid, they have problems showing practical change,” Dr Kira says.

“This information will help us develop our next research funding application. That project will be to develop and test a local sustainable food network to help families living in poverty, to eat healthier food. Our previous work, also funded by the Health Research Council, has shown that those families will consume almost all fruit and vegetables if we remove the barriers to healthy eating.”

The study will be conducted with 15 Māori participants, who will undergo two weeks of initial assessment. Study participants will be from households that have used a food bank in the past 12 months, and will be recruited from the local community of Te Wakahuia Manawatū Trust, a Māori health social services agency, in Palmerston North.

“After a short break of two weeks, they will undergo assessment for two weeks, whilst receiving an intervention of free fruit and vegetables. This study will provide useful technical information for researchers and clinicians and valued culturally-appropriate instruments for application with Māori and those living in poverty,” Dr Kira says.

“At the same time, we will be able to gauge acceptability and appropriateness of the instruments from a high-priority health population group. The feasibility will have impact on engagement with Māori communities and the intended full study with Māori.”

College of Health Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane Mills congratulated Dr Kira and colleagues on the funding success. “This exciting study has the potential to provide a very useful, validated tool to measure the consumption of fruit and vegetables in a culturally safe way. Improving the health and wellbeing of Māori individuals, whānau and communities is fundamental to the mission of Massey’s College of Health. I’m excited and delighted that the Health Research Council have agreed to fund this important, pragmatic study which will generate findings that can be utilised in a range of settings.”

Dr Kira and research colleagues Associate Professor Rozanne Kruger from Massey’s School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, and independent scientist Dr Anette Kira are grateful for the continued partnership with Te Wakahuia Manawatu Trust.

“Their contribution has helped enormously towards the success of our work, particularly one of their social work staff, Venessa Pokaia. Venessa was our project manager previously and we hope once again she’ll step into that pivotal role,” Dr Kira says.

Dr Kira is a senior Māori health researcher in the fields of exercise, nutrition and sleep and applying them for optimal health and wellness. He specialises in applying mātauranga Māori and science to obtain the most promising outcomes.

The new International Indigenous Centre for Critical Doctoral Studies, Te Wheke a Toi, has been launched at Massey University. The centre was developed by Massey’s Te Mata o te Tau, Academy for Māori Research and Scholarship, and aims to enhance scholarly skill sets through building doctoral capacity and capability.

Te Wheke a Toi launched with a two-day Matariki symposium at the Manawatū campus last week attended by visiting academics from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and University of Hawai’i Maui College and other international institutions.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori Distinguished Professor Hingangaroa (Graham) Smith says the centre is a vital step in helping build up the number of indigenous scholars whose research is aimed at helping the development of their communities.

Professor Smith says the critical element of the centre speaks to the need for scholarly research that has real world application, and he urged academics to ensure their research was more than words on the page.

“Getting a Doctor in front of your name is a magical cure for blindness and deafness. People who couldn’t see or hear you before can suddenly see and hear you, so doctoral study is very worthwhile. But it’s not about the certificate. It’s about the blisters on your hands – it’s what you do with it that really matters.”

Professor Smith initiated the development of the Te Kupenga o MAI National Network in the early 2000s that set a target of 500 Māori doctors in five years. In the end it took seven years, but from that development about 60 Māori PhDs now graduate nationally per year and the programme has been shared successfully internationally.

Professor Smith says the establishment of Te Wheke a Toi at Massey University will help nourish that scholarly growth.

Building an international indigenous community of scholars

The name Te Wheke a Toi relates to the mythical octopus that led the explorer Kupe across the Pacific to Aotearoa and speaks to the international reach of the centre.

Te Mata o Te Tau director Professor Huia Jahnke says the Matariki symposium was an example of the cross-cultural interface opportunities Te Wheke a Toi is seeking to create that will help build an international indigenous community of scholars. Doctoral candidates and recent doctoral graduates from Massey and the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and University of Hawai’i Maui College were given the chance to present their research and to receive input from the gathered scholars.

Professor Margaret Maaka from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa is Ngāti Kahungunu and has lived and worked in Hawai’i for 32 years. She has collaborated regularly with Professor Smith and Professor Jahnke in New Zealand and internationally and she says she is excited about the opportunities the centre will bring for her postgraduate students.

“Sir Hirini Moko Mead put it really well, that sometimes when we mix with other indigenous groups we learn more about ourselves. I like that idea that when we gather and exchange ideas with other groups not only do we bring our knowledge to the mix and take some away but we also have a reflection on ourselves as researchers. I think Massey has some incredibly strong Māori researchers and I want to tap in to that for my scholars as well.”

Professors Smith, Jahnke and Maaka have a long association as officers of the American Education Research Association, the largest gathering of educational researchers in the world. The association has, as a primary agenda, the mentoring of scholars undertaking their doctoral degrees.

The official launch of Te Wheke a Toi closed with the presentation to Professor Smith of a traditional Hawaiian hoe (paddle) made of koa, a customary wood of Hawai’i that symbolises strength and perseverance.